Alladin’s Gain

The Regina Belle/Peabo Bryson duet, “A Whole New World,” inched up to No. 3 on The Times’ Southern California pop singles chart and should take over the top spot in the next week or two. It’s one of the big attractions on the steady-selling “Aladdin” soundtrack (No. 5). Dr. Dre’s “The Chronic,” the rap chart leader, is a power in pop circles too. At No. 3 on the pop chart, the album has been getting a strong boost from his single, “Nuthin But a ‘G’ Thang,” which jumped from No. 20 to No. 5 on the pop chart.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 The Bodyguard, soundtrack (1) 1 2 Breathless, Kenny G (2) 3 3 The Chronic, Dr. Dre (3) 4 4 Unplugged, Eric Clapton (4) 2 5 Aladdin, soundtrack (9) 5 6 Ten, Pearl Jam (7) 6 7 Jon Secada, Jon Secada (18) 7 8 Some Gave All, Billy Ray Cyrus (5) 14 9 Timeless, Michael Bolton (6) 12 10 3 Years 5 Months. . ., Arrested Dev. (12) 8

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TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Ditty, Paperboy (13) 1 2 I Will Always. . ., Whitney Houston (1) 2 3 A Whole New World, Bryson/Belle (2) 4 4 Mr. Wendal, Arrested Development (9) 3 5 Nuthin But a “G” Thang, Dr. Dre (14) 20 6 Everything’s. . .Alright, Father M.C. (20) 5 7 Ordinary World, Duran Duran (6) 8 8 I Got a Man, Postive K (12) 7 9 Rebirth of Slick, Digable Planets (10) 11 10 Homies, A Lighter Shade of Brown (61) 6

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TOP 10 RAP ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 The Chronic, Dr. Dre (1) 1 2 3 Years 5 Months. . ., Arrested Dev. (3) 2 3 Hard or Smooth, Wreckx-n-Effect (2) 3 4 The Predator, Ice Cube (5) 4 5 Totally Krossed Out, Kris Kross (4) 5 6 5150 Home 4 Tha Sick, Eazy-E (9) 8 7 Blue Funk, Heavy D and the Boyz (7) 6 8 House of Pain, House of Pain (6) 7 9 Cypress Hill, Cypress Hill (10) 9 10 12 Inches of Snow, Snow (8) --

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Jan. 31